SuzukiSavage.com - A Find :)

LANCER

Serious Thumper
Alliance Member

Offline

Savage Beast
Performance Parts

Posts: 10803
Oklahoma
Gender: male

A Find :)
03/19/10 at 22:26:59

Guess what happened this morning as I was going through the woods on my way to grandma's house...er my old house ?
I got a call from a dude who had posted an '86 Savage w/ 17k on Craigslist and he was ready to sell. I looked; old of course but all the metal was straight; tires had tread but the rubber is kind of old and they were almost flat; some rust here and there as expected; belt broken; no rubber carb tube; but it did start and run

The young dude, Justin, was asking $450 or b/o; I threw down $300 and left with bike & title.
Yep, it is a good way to start the day.

It needs new cables/brake line, carb rebuild, new rubber front & back, forks serviced and likely new seals, breake rebuild & new pads/shoes, and probably new light bulbs. Fortunately I have all the stuff but the front tire.
Forgot to mention that with the belt broken it will need ... new sprockets and a chain. Got um. Wink

The stable now has 3 LS650's in it.

Back to top

IP Logged

dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: A Find :) Reply #1 - 03/19/10 at 23:30:14 Got a feeling you are not gonna rebuild it to stock, right? How's this project dubbed? Rex II? T-Rex? Velociraptor?
Back to top	IP Logged

verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #2 - 03/20/10 at 00:04:03 I got four... well one's down to a frame. but I still got it.
Back to top	Versey's Place Tech Section Index IP Logged

miker Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 53 Texas, USA Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #3 - 03/20/10 at 06:39:11 $300.00 = nice find. Thank you sir, may I have another?
Back to top	None of us know as much as all of us! IP Logged

cursal Full Member Offline Daily Savage Rider Posts: 175 Eugene, OR Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #4 - 03/20/10 at 08:56:07 Congrats on starting your day out great! Sounds like a fun project with little needed but some time with the bike and a radio playing in the background.
Back to top	1998 Savage, 18,700 Miles, Wind Shield, Tach, K&N Airbox Filter, Leather Bags, CYCLE-TRON II Battery, verslavy cam adjuster, Kevlar F Pads Black. Professional Web Developer: www.OregonPublishing.com IP Logged

Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #5 - 03/20/10 at 09:55:04 good for u my brotha!! that's a steal man! my friend and i are lookin @ a vulcan 750 tomorrow, a 95 with 7000 on it, he only wants a grand....i have a feeling he'll have a bike tomorrow!!
Back to top	'95 bobber rat...i guess it's a "bat bike" haha flat black mostly, bare metal tank, header wrap, always a work in progress ! IP Logged

photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #6 - 03/20/10 at 11:59:55 Congrats on a nice find Lancer
Back to top	FSO IP Logged

JohnBoy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 825 Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #7 - 03/20/10 at 22:48:29 Can I be your friend!!!
Back to top	IP Logged

miker Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 53 Texas, USA Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #8 - 03/21/10 at 06:42:17 Well, I didn't find a complete bike for $300 yesterday, but I did score a sportster king tank for the Savage and a near new set of 9 spoke mags for the harley, all for $300. Somehow I think Lancer got the better deal
Back to top	None of us know as much as all of us! IP Logged

drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #9 - 03/21/10 at 08:47:08 Wow! A great buy and a nice project all in one! Congrats! And we're all eager to see how things progress...
Back to top	Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. Thomas Jefferson When I look fast, I'm not smooth and I am going slowly. And when I look slow, I am smooth and going fast. Alain Pros IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: A Find :) Reply #10 - 03/21/10 at 09:37:59 Did you get REx all straightened out? Are you gonna be stealing stuff off this one or building it up? Or, am I wrong, thinking it was Rex that got smacked in a parking lot? I know someone got a bike smacked, but, Im fuzzy on the details. Anyway, Congrats.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: A Find :) Reply #11 - 03/21/10 at 10:23:19 It was oldfeller that got his hiney smacked. I think he's got it straightened out now.
Back to top	Versey's Place Tech Section Index IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: A Find :) Reply #12 - 03/21/10 at 10:28:41 Ahhhh, yea, now I 'member.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged